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package org.apache.logging.log4j.plugins;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Annotations to separate {@link org.apache.logging.log4j.plugins.name.NameProvider} names into namespaces.
 * For example, the {@linkplain Configurable Core namespace} is used with the {@link Node} API, while the TypeConverter
 * namespace is used with the {@link org.apache.logging.log4j.plugins.convert.TypeConverter} API.
 * This can be annotated on another annotation to create an alias annotation for a common namespace.
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.PARAMETER, ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.TYPE_USE, ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE, ElementType.METHOD })
@Documented
public @interface Namespace {
    /**
     * The namespace name.
     */
    String value();
}
